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The Department will review its continuing code red warning at midday on Friday. In the meantime, "forest owners and managers, other land managers, landowners and local authorities should implement fire patrols to exclude all fire activity from the landscape and enforce relevant fire protection legislation for the duration of this notice," the warning notice reads.
"There appears to be a strong correlation between fire activity and illegal dumping and other illegal activities on public lands in recent days and an increased vigilance by land managers and landowners is advised," the Department added, urging caution when making hay and using machinery in dry vegetation.
Wild fires
Fire brigades around the country have tackled wild fires, including a forest fire threatening a winter barley field at Frayne bog in Co Meath this Monday.
@MCCFireService currently working with our colleagues @coilltenews to prevent the spread of fire into a 50 acre corn field outside Frayne Bog. Fire breaks are currently being set up to prevent the spread. @LMFMRADIO @meathchronicle @meathcoco pic.twitter.com/GQkLT5RWEh
— Meath Fire Service (@MCCFireService) July 2, 2018
@MCCFireService continuing to monitor from the ground and the air assessing risks to property & react to developments at Frayne Bog. Additional measures such as fire breaks continue to be put in place. Residents are reminded to remain vigilant. The public are asked to keep cle pic.twitter.com/8SZxXfmZ6D
— Meath Fire Service (@MCCFireService) July 2, 2018
Smoke rising from Kildalkey bog... not good to see. Fair play to @MeathFire handling the situation pic.twitter.com/XQTHXns5KC
— Pat Conlon (@pat_woodlane1) June 28, 2018
In Cork, a gorse fire was active in the city on Sunday evening:
Crews continuing to work hard again today in difficult, hot conditions. Ballyvolane dealing with a gorse fire on the North Ring Road, Anglesea St also busy. ?????????? pic.twitter.com/Txu49g0IZ1
— Cork City Fire Brigade (@CorkCityFire) July 1, 2018
Also on Sunday evening, Dublin Fire Brigade was dealing with several of the 17 gorse or grass fires active across the eastern region comprising Leinster, Co Cavan and Co Monaghan.
We're currently dealing with grass/gorse fires in Cloverhill, Tolka Valley & Saggart (??????? from 4 stns). Our Eastern Region control centre is dealing with 17 different gorse/grass fires (37 vehicles) across the province #Heatwave #HeatwaveIreland pic.twitter.com/5gke9TiXWw
— Dublin Fire Brigade (@DubFireBrigade) July 1, 2018
These included several blazes in Co Wicklow, including at Moneymeen, where intervention stopped a gorse fire from spreading to Coillte forestry.
Smoke from Gorse / Forest fire at Moneymeen north of Macreddin village still causing reduced visibility in the area. @aaroadwatch @Macreddin #wicklow pic.twitter.com/y86vWrdcvD
— Wicklow Fire Service (@FireWicklow) July 1, 2018
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